In numerous speeches across Southwest Missouri, Congressman Billy Long states he has been named the most conservative Congressman in Missouri. This isn't exactly the truth. In fact, Billy Long's conservative record is quite mediocre compared to the brash auctioneer's claim.
Of course, if you follow this blog, you are well aware of how Billy Long has embraced certain parts of Obamacare, raised the debt ceiling to a new record high, voted to fund frivolous lawsuits against the federal government, voted for funding for NASCAR teams, and even has helped grow government while voting against our Constitutional rights. Long's record isn't very conservative at all.
A new survey ranking the top 240 members of Congress as conservatives shows Billy Long isn't even in the top 45% of conservative legislators. Consider he went to Washington claiming to be "fed up" and promising to be conservative.
Putnam's Patriots ranks Billy Long as 111th on the list of the top 240 conservative members of Congress. Long ranks second in Missouri despite him claiming he is first, something Todd Akin has mentioned before as Akin has pointed on Long is second on the list to Akin in speeches noting Long's claim.
This spreadsheet has been compiled to answer the question: "Which of our Congressional representatives are courageously and reliably conservative, deserving to be retained in office or promoted to a higher one, and which deserve to be sent home.
This listing includes all Republicans and two Democrats in the top 240 positions. All other Democrats fall below these numbers and are
therefore not relevant to this question since they all need to be retired. (Yes, there IS a difference between the two major political parties!)
The analysis draws from the most recent of 9 different popular rating services that specialize in various fiscal, social, cultural,
constitutional, and conservative areas. It then averages the numbers to get a broader perspective than just one rating can provide.
Source websites are provided below. Multiple year averages or lifetime ratings were used whenever available.
"If ever the Time should come, when vain & aspiring Men shall possess the highest Seats in Government,
our Country will stand in Need of its experienced Patriots to prevent its Ruin." - Samuel Adams, 1780
Sources:
NTU = National Taxpayers Union Scorecard
http://www.ntu.org/on-capitol-hill/ntu-rates-congress/2011-ntu-rates-congress-1.pdf
HFA = Heritage Foundation Action Scorecard
http://heritageactionscorecard.com/scorecard/index.html#home
CFG = Club For Growth Scorecard
http://www.clubforgrowth.org/projects/
ACU = American Conservative Union Scorecard
http://conservative.org/legislative-ratings/
FI = Freedom Index
http://www.jbs.org/index.php?option=com_rokdownloads&view=file&Itemid=259&id=423%3Afreedom-index-july-2012
FRC = Family Research Council Action Scorecard
http://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF11I03.pdf
AFP = Americans for Prosperity Scorecard
http://www.scribd.com/doc/78649565/112th-Congress-MidTerm
NFIB = National Federation of Independent Business Interim Report
http://www.nfib.com/Portals/0/PDF/AllUsers/issuesElections/how-congress-voted-112th-nfib.pdf
GOA = Gun Owners of America Scorecard
http://gunowners.org/112hrat.htm
(Missouri Congressional team shown in Red letters)
2012 Congressional Rankings Final Rev3
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